The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-09-06
IN uIiNIORtA VI.
4 Tribute from Dir. Buricson to til,
Memory of Professor Quinn,


4 Tribute from DR. BurI,son To the
Memory OF Professor Quinn,
The sudden aud mournful death OF
this noble citizen aud accomplished
professor of Baylor university has
filled ten thousand hearts with sad
mes, and an earnest desire to know
more of bis early life and struggles.
For, so great was his modesty, that
even his best friends knew but little |
of his past life. He truly loved him
self last and thought least Of him
self
MS EARLY LIFE.
We have cleaned the few following
facts chiefly from his aged and dcvo-
ted wife now too much ovcrpowered
with grief to give many incident,
that his many devoted friends would
rejoice TO know. Professor Quinn
was born of poor but highly re-
-pcctaOlo parents in Carroll parish.
Louisiana, August 9, 1851, and when
murdered on the27 utimo, he was 80
wears and Is day OLD. His parents,
when he was boy re
/ tired to their old home
| in Tennessee and afterwards moved
20 Arkansas. lie early lost Ms sathtr
/ and was lett to hew hi- own way TO
success. But with q strong body,
strorg will and a noble ambition be
resolved TO attain eminence.
lie was educated mainly by his own
cMcrtious in the commercial college in
Dyersburg, Teune- see. He took the
highest rauk as commercial student,
and us al ornamental penslnan he had
no superior. lie travelled ana taught
In different places in Arkansas and
Louisiana, seeking for the best place
TO found a great commercial school.
HIS CAREER IN WACO.
In 1876 he came TO Waco. He at
once saw Waco was the very place he
desired, but his noble friend Prof.
Cundiil was teaching in Waco Uni e
yrr-iN and wa, Prospecting for Il
pacc 10 found Commercial school,
aud a. he had married noble gradu-
ate of Waco University, Miss Georgia
McCrary, he WAS strongly inclined
to locate IN Waco ana would be
come his rival. But as soon a. Prof
Cuudiif accepted proicssorshlp in
Dohear's great commercial college
in New Orleans, lrot. Quinn propOs-
ed 10 inauguratc a commercial de-
10 pArtment OF Waco / University. This
: proposition was accepted by the pro-
. lessor and trustees OF Waco Cnivers-
, ity, and the trustees passed an ordin-
ancc inaugurating "the Commercial
Department OF Waco niyersity," IN
9 ISIS,
\ No one more ardently aided in this
, matter than Or. Richard b, Burleson
q vic ..president OF the university, who
ever regarded Prof, Quinn eminent
alike g. a man and Ia commercial
y teacher.
The Commercial d. Artment under
u Prof. Quinn. uotwith standing the
= Great want of room, w, rising rapid
Iy in public favor IND many OF the
first business youth la Waco auu OF
c TEXAS were his studehh. In lo1o he
IS was united in marrage to Miss
Z, IeXe. Loggins, Ia Hampstead
daughter of Mr. Reu|b8n Loggins o
I one OF the Oldest and Net families o
z Alabama. soon aitdr n.- marriage
4 hls father and brotheNin 9ecam
involved iu moutniu, difficult.
n growing out OF the llAin- Of the
n cider ~ ofMr. L1ggia9 Iue mos
y sacred duties Of huN d ard OF
q demanded that he ,ho1 u resign iu
IT. delightful position ~ W. AND re
h. move ~ llcmp-tcr .uiendiug az 500
~ a, he .ou'duo released Sm dutil- q
D.. his yyItp'4 tf.I!.N, 10 resume ale CLgrc